Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-17
CAPTAINS DREAM.
Ths Largest AmsFieaa shIps - Brief
OhasrvesIons CoIIee4ioa u later
ssting shipplag Noes from
the Port Of EstTy.


cAREArs's DasAN
Captain Tsllas. Of the sesiing schooner
Angel D0liie. wkieh rescued the eFew
fsom the ship OseAn Ksng. related
pasuliag inoidsdt 10 al of19er Of the
latter vesssl which viii undoubtedly
esEvs 10 atimalsfe tbs belief Of super
slitious individuals h TIE idea thas g
tact may Be wildly presented 20 the
mind, while 10 40 unconscious state,
bsfoEs en- aotaal oceaTFence 81 the sane
has TRANSFERRED
Captain Tellus was expeFiencing
rOnRh weather on Saturday. May 7th,
and 81 Q late hour be retired. when the
eoene Of q ahip 10 distress sPpsaTed In
. vision. A moment later red flames
daFted upward, ssizinQ on her mast and
sail, bat the crew bad bssE rescued and
thus saved from The asful doom THAI
was apparent. Ths captain, unable 20
sIesD lenQeF, came on deck and told the
mate of bis dream. He vas laughed a.
and FidlcuIed.
AZ 5 o'clock next morning. Sunday,
Nag 7th, vessel Eve miles 70 she east
ward vas observed. The skipper 81
enos said that is the ship ssv IN ny
dream"
The schooner bore dows on The vessel.
coming alongside, offered assistaRce
rescued the Grew from drowning YES
sci and few hours later the nsbIs ship
took Ore and shortly fter sunk.
When the PosT- repre-
sentative heard the foregoing inoidsnt
Felased, Captain sawyer wAs again In
tsFvisged and stated as follows;
oAPTAm aAwHKR on TIE CAUSE or TIE
gIkE.
sAll Of the crew had bssn transferred
20 the schooner Angel D0IIie from she
skir OasAn King, leaving myself and
two men on board. While waiting for
ths return II the schoonaE's boat !
noticed Q dense volame OF smoke ~
suine from the forward house. Making
my way 10 the galley ! discovered that
She iBseFiar was on Ere. To prevent
dEnuaht I closed The doors, going aft got
into she boat and vas carried on board
Of the schooner.
II set about az once and instituted an
inquiry e. 10 how the hre originated.
u appears that the cook had left IRE
IL the galley stove and kerosene lamp
burning Ia hia room adjoining .hs gal
ley, and | believe the fire caught from
one OF the other. Two hoars later, or
shout half past l o'clock Ia the after
neon Of Sunday. May sib, ! could
plainly see that the ship vas on Ore and
that the foremost had fallen overheard.
We we're then twelve miles TO the north
ward. The gale moderated at noon for
Q eouple Of hours, bat cams on again
from the southeast With increased fuFy.
do not knov i the ship of cargo Was
Insured or not"
TIE rest OF the interview vas the
A.. IA l..
Saturdays Posr IHrKLLf0ENcKR. The
Captain could not arrange his BUSINESS
In time 10 depart for San Francisco on
the Chester, and will probably 90 on
the Elder.
LABaKsT AMERICAN SHIPS.
The ship O0ean King when aban-
donsd vas In latitude g deg.
IS mis-, and longitude l2t deg.
b8 min, directly OF Cape Blan-
90, on the coast OF Oregon. At the
time she was launched IN 1874, at Ksn-
nebunk, Maine, she was tue largest
American vessel Ahoat, and at tbs time
ahe vas last measured was the third
largest, having 25l0 50 Rros, and PASS 76
net tonnage. The largest ship ever
launched Ia the United States was the
four maated ship Frederick Billings,
from Cardiff. She Was bnilt 10 1895 at
Rockford. Maine, where Der controlling
owners, 5. ID and q. j. Carleton, reside.
Her tonnage is gross 262S 80, net 2i97 IS
tons, and she has three decks.
The ship Henry Il. Hyde ranks as eco.
ond in the lisa OF sailing vessels under
the stars and Stripes. She was built ia
1884 at Bath, Maine, and IL owned aud
managed by BsDi amin Flint, ~ New
York. Her gross tonnage IL 25S3 0G. net
2t6269. She has just arrived In San
Francisco loaded with q general cargo
Of merchandise from Liverpool.
A shOrt time after the Ocean King vas
launched she was engaged In carrying
Sheat from San Francisco 10 Liverpool.
In 1888 she was laid up back OF Oak
land Island, San Francisco Bay. where
she remained for threo years. In April,
1888, she was consigned 10 the coal
trade between the northern cOllieries
and California. Al the time OF the dis
aster shs was on her fourth voyage, hay
ing made two previous trips TO San
Francisco and one TO San Pedro.
The stonemasons began work yesteF.
day on the new custom house. large |
force OF men will be employed during |
che latter part Of Abe week.
Charles b. Wood il q delegate Of the |
Olympic Lodge, No. "a, X. Of r., instead |
Of n. Of L., as erroneoasly reported In
Previous letter.
James @. swan has received the APP
pointment OF Commissioner OF Deeds |
for Oregon from Governor PennoyeF, 60 |
reside 10 this Territory, and will hold |
bis oiics for the period Of one year
Mr.. n. Conly and wife, OF Victoria, |
passed over 10 Victoria yesterday. Mr.. |
Comfy IL largely Interested In the dry |
sook 81 Esquimalt.
n. ID. Maddox passed down the sound |
yesterday eR roate 10 the East
Harry l.. Hall, General Travelling |
Agent for the Burlington route, passed |
Mp the Sound yesterday.
q. Barker aud wife passed up Sound
yesterday en- route 90 the East on a
brief visit from Victoria.
A. ID. and A. X. Munro we're passen-
gers from Victoria yesterday 20 the
Qaeen City.
Captain Sawyer gill leave on the FL
der ON Friday for San Francisco.
Captain William ssymote, formerly
hrsa ofioer Of the steamer Dispatch, has
been appointed commander Of the tag
Pioneer, temporarily.
hAAA AM hNAA
The bark Tidal Wave. Captain Farm
ham, 6C9 tons, lumber laden from Port
Madison, passed down the Sound on
Sunday bound for san Francisco.
The Swtd h bark Aurora vas Ia the
kaEbof yesterday with cargo Of $500
feet ofilumber from Poit Blakely.
The Norwegian ship l.. q, MstEzar,
Captain Englstadt, finished loading
eatgo OF lumber lsst night % Pert
Biakely for Sydney. n. 5. ".
The British bark swansea Castle vas
toWed g. sea on Sundsy BY the tag
BlAkely, lunher laden faf Valparaiso,
The bark OtAge, Captain Gavtil. SO
tens, vii nnlsh loading lgmhsF al PERI
Blakely today for San Pedro.
Tue sealing schooner Favorite, Capt.
hpfing, arrived AZ Ngelofia on SATURDAY.
With so ssalskins on board
The bark Riverside, 70 j. reported.
viii load iunbsr AZ Barnard Ialst foF
hAn Pesiro.
The Bolivian bark San Carlos vas
t0wtd TO asa 90 SUNDAY might frpf,a tha